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Strinati's Cave Salamander (Speleomantes strinatii)Observer
benjaminmbDescription
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Dotted Diatraea (Diatraea lisetta)Observer
noammarkusDescription
Observation onboard a cruise ship
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Sierra Marten (Martes caurina ssp. sierrae)Observer
kuedaDescription
I may not have picked the most beautiful campsite, but I may have picked the most weaselful.
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Hooked Striking Jumping Spider (Icius hamatus)Observer
gloeyDescription
Found in my kitchen, probably brought in with imported produce
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Slime Molds (Phylum Mycetozoa)Observer
carrieseltzerDescription
On the underside of a large beech log (covering several square feet at least)
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Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre)Observer
kevinhintsaDescription
A rarity for California , and my first for California . This is not the palmeri race , shocking . This is in the Sacramento Valley .
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Brown-headed Nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)Observer
lgilbertDescription
This was the first state record for the species in Ohio. This picture is a slide-scan; I didn't have a digital camera at the time. Here are some links re. documentation:
https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S2382249
http://static.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/News/BrownNuthatchrare.htm
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Zebra Hermit Crab (Clibanarius zebra)Observer
tahiticrabsDescription
Rocky shore, intertidal.
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Red-banded Leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)Observer
sambiologyDescription
What a great start of national moth week! We blacklighted at Spring Creek Forest Preserve in Garland, and over 100 people showed up to celebrate bugs! :) Spotted quite a few neat bugs this evening. :)
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Red Nipper (Geograpsus stormi)Observer
tahiticrabsDescription
Rocky shore, supra tidal.
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Guam Long-legged Land Crab (Discoplax michalis)Observer
islandfletchDescription
Found pretty deep in a cave
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Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)Observer
evgeny_ananyevDescription
@loarie dedicated to Inat's today webinar
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Hoodwinker Mola (Mola tecta)Observer
sonjaglasgowDescription
We came upon this unusual looking huge fish that had washed up dead on the beach. After seeing the recent news story about the hoodwinker sunfish it reminded me of this fish. So thought I would share.
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Hoodwinker Mola (Mola tecta)Observer
lauren99Description
Returning from Metridium fields
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Hoodwinker Mola (Mola tecta)Observer
underwaterpatDescription
Photographed by Jason Bradley in 2009, recently ID'd as being a Mola tecta
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Yellow-spotted Millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana)Observer
allison762Description
Any ideas what kind of creepy crawly this is?
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King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)Observer
ryanvanhuyssteenDescription
King Cobras observed mating in the wild.
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Eurasian Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)Observer
jimmooreDescription
This high elevation bird of conifer forests was working this pinecone for some time before it succeeded in extracting that seed.
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Yellow-thighed Thick-leg Fly (Tropidia albistylum)Observer
oridgen10Description
Canadian 1st on iNaturalist.
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Western Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana ssp. elegans)Observer
ishtevaDescription
Mating pair.
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Eastern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)Observer
sambiologyDescription
What a wonderful evening at Trinity River Audubon Center with fellow naturalists! We documented quite a few nocturnal critters that came to our blacklights. :)
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Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)Observer
steven52Description
iNaturalist first two automated suggestions are 1) Botta's and 2) domestic Guinea Pig. Hybrid?? 😵💫🫠
I've seen pocket gophers before but they were always gray/brown matching their surroundings. The contrasting colors on this one seem likely to attract predators.
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Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae)Observer
bscherDescription
Not sure if Botta's (iNaturalist choice) or Southern (my guess based on very dark wide back stripe and dark patch behind the ear) - but very much open to other's suggestions.
American Museum Southwestern Research Station
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Flea Beetles (Tribe Alticini)Observer
hayleyroccoDescription
I had never seen one of these before! It leaps quickly like a flea. Very beautiful.
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Tropical Swallowtail Moth (Lyssa zampa)Observer
juldan_ville1Description
Found this cute moth at our office.
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Sesarmid Marsh Crabs (Family Sesarmidae)Observer
bjorn0275Description
species id requested please
